Berg, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Yuba City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95991. The Survey maps it on the Sutter quadrangle.
Then and now
1888 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1911 USGS Sutter quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Sutter quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
797 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 797 fires within 5 miles of Berg between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,004 acres in total. None started naturally. 65 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 516 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 73 |
| Debris and open burning | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | OSWALT |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | E 22ND ST / SAMPSON ST |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | MOTOCROSS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Berg: 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marysville Rock Products Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pacific Coast Aggregates Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Spreckert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yuba River Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berg in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 1 tornado, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Flood | Berg | - | Flooded lanes at Tierra Buena Rd. Reported storm total rainfall amounts in the area were in excess of 2.5 inches. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Berg | - | At approximately 5:30 pm an EF0 tornado touched down north of Yuba City and moved northeast, crossing from Sutter County into Yuba County and thereby north of Marysville. There was little damage in the area that appeared to be caused by the tornado. The determining factor was the credible description and sequence of events by witnesses who saw the tornado develop and move through peach and walnut groves. There were no injuries nor fatalities. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Nuestro | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Pease (historical) | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Sanders | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Yuba City | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Lomo | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Colusa Junction | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Encinal | 3.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658036. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









